The United States embassy in Abuja and its
consulate in Lagos have shutdown indefinitely. The embassy in Nigeria said in a
Facebook post that the development was caused by the government shutdown in the
US.

The Oba of
Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has warned Nigerian youths to shun money rituals. He
spoke on Sunday during a thanksgiving service at the Holy Aruosa Cathedral in
Benin to round off the 2018 annual Igue festival celebrations.